The Labor enquirer., 1887-07-23

There is not an nhabant of Denver who would not receive
those payment for food clothing SHELTER other
goods wares he had for sale.
Receivable quarter of all the DUE water or
baths for launde for bread for milling for storage for transit
Ior lighting every person would find use for them.
They would not be edeemabe currency because they
would be only issued in for labor done and would be received
lin the product of that labor AS received for
goods authorities they should be cancelled and destroyed
Here would long ookedor perfect medium of exchange
struck Profit with death wound through Competition would kill
forever Rent alone would remain be taxed back to the
state through the legislative The certificate should be
one-fou the due because that figure least
will represent the saving present expenditures secured by the
community by having honest officials i'll place
There is of mental confusion abroad
cening money question: due entirely othe obsfcaons Of
the capitalist press Not out OF thousand has the
SLIGHTEST gmne of clear idea concerning the true laws govern
ing the exchange of commodities by of money what
money is few words upon this subject will therefore be par
doned
that will buy goods He would not receive god silver if
he could for them bread clothes and shelter man labors
under complex for money simply because the
money will buy back either portion Of the goods that he has
produced equivalent goods of different kind produced by
other workman He works because he has to be sheltered clothed
and fed if the he received would not he would
he couldn't build house of the greenback make
Nickel silver dollar 1t is goods that he works
for Consequently he will receive as his pay anything that lH
goods and anything will give him increased supply of goods
will suit him better than what he has at present
figures production show that the average American
worker the present hour only receives value enough to
buy back about oneeu of his poduct in other words the baker
bake nine of bread or which gets pay for
which goes into his pocket the blacksmith miner carpenter
etc. do the nine blows of the hammer for somebody else be-
fore hev get tenth blow for themselves The
sion of farmer artisan clerk and common abore the same
everyone who tolls for wages the boat These
of simplest and of the least understood principles
political economy.
call your attention the fact that the private capitalist
the natural and tools of production will
them himself permit others to do unless he can make
b9f that until pooling combination takes place the
competition of capitalist with capitalist tends to minimize be,
however for the benefit of the O what matters it to him
he
robber or ten The competition among the capitalists reduces the
amount spoil each capitalist but does not by single de-
crease the total of the booty The nrere takes the
enterprises spoken of above produces and sells the people
the private capitalist is forced out of business and COM
peed work for what he Copeon with the state
producing cost becomes And the under the
scheme outlined does justice the worker him in
certificate of goods produced and receives back that certificate '
the goods
Now what will be the practical effect of these five measures in
augurated thus BY the state'
First abundant will be supplied the farmers the